I Would Like To Be A Leaf
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If you believe in reincarnation, who would you choose as your next life form if you had the chance? But if you don't believe in it, explain why.
I want to be a leaf.
I know, that is a what, not a who.
But, a leaf seems free and unbound.
I want to exist but I don't want to live. I simply want to be the spectator of life, watching everybody else live their lives.
I don't want to wake up in the morning or sleep in the night. I don't want to eat or drink. I don't want to go to school or find a job.
I just want to exist—with no purpose or reason.
I don't need to do my assignments in the weekends or attend council meetings eveey month.
I am free from every responsibility—free from this earth.
If I were a lead, I'd wait for the wind to blow me around the air—floating and observing life.
I'd wave hi at the plants, animals, and humans.
If I were a lead, would I finally be satisfied? Would I be contented to not pick up a pen and write when I see something noteworthy?
Would I be contented to not be a part of people's lives?
Would I be contented to not live at all?
I wonder, if I were a leaf, would I live for eternity all alone in darkness and cold?
If I were a leaf, would I still be given a chance to live again once I get shred to pieces or burn to dust?
If I were a lead, would I still be myself or simply a shattered piece of me?
If I were a leaf, would I still wish to exist?
© Rosabella Thorne
If you believe in reincarnation, who would you choose as your next life form if you had the chance? But if you don't believe in it, explain why.
I want to be a leaf.
I know, that is a what, not a who.
But, a leaf seems free and unbound.
I want to exist but I don't want to live. I simply want to be the spectator of life, watching everybody else live their lives.
I don't want to wake up in the morning or sleep in the night. I don't want to eat or drink. I don't want to go to school or find a job.
I just want to exist—with no purpose or reason.
I don't need to do my assignments in the weekends or attend council meetings eveey month.
I am free from every responsibility—free from this earth.
If I were a lead, I'd wait for the wind to blow me around the air—floating and observing life.
I'd wave hi at the plants, animals, and humans.
If I were a lead, would I finally be satisfied? Would I be contented to not pick up a pen and write when I see something noteworthy?
Would I be contented to not be a part of people's lives?
Would I be contented to not live at all?
I wonder, if I were a leaf, would I live for eternity all alone in darkness and cold?
If I were a leaf, would I still be given a chance to live again once I get shred to pieces or burn to dust?
If I were a lead, would I still be myself or simply a shattered piece of me?
If I were a leaf, would I still wish to exist?
© Rosabella Thorne
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